Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Does Linux have plan to support memory hole remapping? | From | Andi Kleen <> | Date | Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:51:28 +0200 |
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Kasper Sandberg <lkml@metanurb.dk> writes:
> A somewhat related question is.. How come linux does not(as i understand > it) support talking to the chipsets to do these things? wouldnt this > also give other benefits, such as being able to more precisely control > interrupts and stuff?
Linux is an portable operating system and not a hardware specific BIOS. So it prefers to not know about some things.
-Andi
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